so, and as far as I knew, his house was in pretty good shape. Maybe he wanted an addition put on.
“Mr. Bradley, it’s good to see you. What can I help you with?”
“I was actually here to ask if Robert was going to be in town anytime soon.”
My eyebrows shot up in surprise. “Um, he’ll be down this weekend. Why?” My eyes widened. “You and Mrs. Bradley aren’t getting a divorce, are you?”
“No,” he chuckled. “I’m having some trouble with my will. I wanted to make some changes and there aren’t many attorneys around that can help me with what I need. See, it’s a little more complicated and I want to make sure that it’s done right.”
“Well, Robert doesn’t really handle that stuff,” I said with a shrug. “I don’t think he could help you.”
He sighed. “I heard about what he did for his brother. I thought maybe…well, anyway, I’ll keep looking for someone else.”
“Wait,” I said as he turned to go. “Why don’t you leave your information. I can pass it along, and let you know what he says.”
“Thanks, darling. That’s very sweet of you.”
He came over and wrote down his information, then gave a wink and walked away. I felt bad for the man, but I wasn’t sure Robert would want to even do something like this. He was busy enough as it was.
I finished my filing just as Eric walked through the door. “Hey, boss. Long day?”
He sighed and flopped down in the chair across from me. “You would think that with Christmas just around the corner I would get a break, but everyone wants something done just before the holidays. It’s Saturday! I thought it would be a slow day and I would go home early. I swear, I’ll be booked on my wedding day.”
“Not possible. The whole town will be there.”
“Don’t remind me.”
“Is Kat ready? Is there anything else she needs from me?”
He shook his head. “I think she’s mostly ready. Thank you for doing everything, by the way. She didn’t want this to begin with, so I know she’s thrilled to not have all the planning.”
“Well, I’m glad I could help.”
“What are you and Robert planning for your vacation?”
“Honestly? I haven’t talked to him about it yet. I was hoping that we could just hang around my house. I want to get some work done on it.”
“Your house, huh?” he said absentmindedly. “So, you’re not planning to spend it in the city?”
“God, no. The last thing I want to do is go spend a week in the city. The only reason I go up there is to see Robert, but if he’s not working, I don’t see any need to be up there.”
He nodded to himself and I got the feeling he wanted to say something to me.
“Eric?”
“You like your job, right?”
“I love it. It’s perfect for me.”
He nodded again, a strange look passing over his face.
“What is it? You’re not firing me, are you?”
“What? God, no! I hope you never leave.”
I quirked an eyebrow and smiled at him. “We’ve come a long way from me throwing donuts at you.”
“I’m not counting stars yet. Any day now, I’ll walk through that door and get jelly in my face.”
“Well, only if you piss me off,” I laughed.
He got quiet again and leaned forward in his seat. “Look, I shouldn’t be saying anything to you, but I don’t want you to be blindsided.”
“Okay,” I said slowly.
He sighed, running his hand across his jaw. “I’m going to hell for saying this.”
“Saying what?”
“Look, Robert wants to ask you to move in with him. We all told him he was crazy, that you wouldn’t want to live in the city, but he didn’t seem to think that was true. He thinks that you’ll want to go to school for something you love and everything will be perfect.”
My heart thudded loudly in my chest. He wanted me to move in? That was insane. “But, I just got my house. Why would I move up there?”
“He thinks that you’ll do it because it’s the only way you guys can spend time together.”
I sighed and leaned back in my seat. “What am I supposed to do?”
“Look, I feel terrible, like I’m going against my brother here. But I can tell this isn’t what you want, so I’m asking you to try and get through to him. And…”
“And what?”
“If this isn’t what you want, if you don’t think this will work, don’t lead him on. I’ve seen him over the last month